Free Midwest Acoustic Music Fest returns for 11th year

The Midwest Acoustic Music Festival, now in its 11th year, returns for another day of free live music from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Lake Street Café, 21 South Lake St., Elkhart Lake. Featured artists this year include The Belle Weather of Sheboygan, Moth Mountain of La Crosse, and Giantess of Chicago.

The Midwest Acoustic Music Festival (MAMF) was founded in 2005 to bring attention to up-and-coming acoustic artists and provide a venue for rising talent. More than 1,000 people attended last year’s event.

The festival is free and open to adults 18 and older until 8 p.m., after which it is restricted to those 21 and up.